11/10/2014:A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 begins to lift an 8,000 pound simulated cargo item during an external cargo lift exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 21.
The squadron conducted the training with the help of a Helicopter Support Team with Combat Logistics Regiment 17.
Credit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar / 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing:8/21/14
- In the second photo, a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 hovers over a Helicopter Support Team waiting for the team to attach simulated cargo during an external cargo lift training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 21.The Marines moved 120,000 pounds of simulated cargo during the exercise.
- In the third photo, a Helicopter Support Team with Combat Logistics Regiment 17 waits for a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 to drop off simulated cargo during HST training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 21. The team attached the cargo 15 times, moving a total of 120,000 pounds during the exercise.
- In the final photo, a Helicopter Support Team with Combat Logistics Regiment 17 prepares an 8,000 pound simulated cargo item for an external lift with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 21. The training helped the Marines experience the effects of the aircraft while trying to attach the cargo.